Report: Jameis Winston Now Has Full Cast on Injured Thumb

Tampa Bay's quarterback played through the injury on his throwing hand during the final games of the 2019 season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston played through the team's final games of the regular season with an injured thumb on his throwing hand, and the injury may have been more serious than it originally appeared.

While Winston wore a brace on the thumb during games, now that the 2019 season is over, he's now in a full cast, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport:

One note on last week: It was clear that #Bucs QB Jameis Winston was playing through a thumb injury on his right hand. Now, he’s in a full cast – an indication of how serious that injury was. And he played. Pretty tough.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 4, 2020

While playing through the injury, Winston didn't blame the injury for any of his struggles, but did admit that it caused him pain. It looks like the injury may have been serious enough to impact his play down the stretch, including a two-game home losing streak that ended the season.

Now that his rookie contract has expired, Winston is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, after leading the NFL in passing yards this year, and becoming just the eighth quarterback in league history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season.